TALLER GRADO SEPTIMO PARA NIVELACION EN LA SEMANA DEL 22 AL 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2010

Deben entregarlo en su cuaderno de ingles con el titulo taller de nivelacion semana del 22 al 26 de noviembre de 2010

los niños deberan pasarlo a mano para asi no solo mejorar caligrafia y orden sino aprender y repasar estas estructuras vistas durante todo el año en clase.

GRAMMAR SKILL

VERB TO BE

Chose the correct form of the verb to be - am/is/are.

1. It --- am is are cold today.
   
2. I --- am is are at home now.
   
3. They --- am is are Korean.
   
4. There --- am is are a pen on the desk.
   
5. My name --- am is are Nikita.
   
6. We --- am is are from Ukraine.
   
7. That --- am is are right.
   
8. I --- am is are OK, thanks.
   
9. Clara and Steve --- am is are married.
   
10. She --- am is are an English teacher

TAKEN FROM

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html

PRESENT SIMPLE

 Affirmative Sentences

Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present.

1. I / to collect stamps 
2. we / to play card games
3. he / to read comics 
4. we / to have a hamster 
5. Andy and John / to like cola 
6. she / to be nice
7. they / to help their parents
8. the children / to speak English
9. I / to buy a newspaper every Saturday 

 Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

1. I watch TV. -
2. We play football. 
3. It is boring.
4. She cleans her room.
5. You ride your bike every weekend. 
6. Sandy takes nice photos. 
7. They open the windows.
8. I am late. 
9. She has a cat. 

EXERCISE ON QUESTIONS
Arrange the words below to make questions.

1. she / to collect / stickers -
2. they / to play / a game
3. the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed 
4. she / often / to dream 
5. he / to play / streetball 
6. you / to be / from Paris 
7. the pupils / to wear / school uniforms 
8. you / to go / to the cinema 
9. she / to have / friends 
10. he / to read / books 

PAST SIMPLE

Exercise Was or Were?

Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I waswere happy.
2. You waswere angry.
3. She waswere in London last week.
4. He waswere on holiday.
5. It waswere cold.
6. We waswere at school.
7. You waswere at the cinema.
8. They waswere at home.
9.  

Exercise on affirmative  sentences

Write positive sentences in simple past.

1. he / the question / answer 
2. you / a question / ask 
3. the dog / bark 
4. they / us / call 
5. we / a mountain / climb 
6. John / stamps / collect 
7. we / in London / live 
8. I / hungry / be  
9. he / to school / go

  QUESTIONS
H ave a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
football	shopping	meeting	ring Jane	buy flowers	concert	sailing
	cinema	tennis	English	Italian restaurant

1. When was his English course? → 
2. When did he go shopping? → 
3. When did he buy flowers? → 
4. When was his meeting? → 
5. When did he play football? → 
6. When did he go to the Italian restaurant? → 
7. When did he ring Jane? → 
8. When did he go to the cinema? → 
9. When did he play tennis? → 
10. When was the concert? → 
11. When did he go sailing? → 

 negative sentences

Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

1. They collected postcards. →
2. You jumped high. → 
3. Albert played squash. → 
4. The teacher tested our English. → 
5. Fiona visited her grandma. → 
6. He washed the car. → 
7. You were thirsty. → 
8. He had a computer. → 
9. I bought bread. → 

FUTURE BE GOING TO

Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.

1. It (rain) .
2. They (eat) stew.
3. I (wear) blue shoes tonight.
4. We (not / help) you.
5. Jack (not / walk) home.
6. (cook / you) dinner?
7. Sue (share / not) her biscuits.
8. (leave / they) the house?
9. (take part / she) in the contest?
10. I (not / spend) my holiday abroad this year

 TAKEN FROM
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar

Present Progressive - Form

Exercise on affirmative sentences

Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.

1. I / to read a book -
2. it / to rain - 
3. he / to repair his bike - 
4. they / to watch a film - 
5. the cat /to sleep on the chair - 
6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework - 
7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop - 
8. we / to listen to the radio - 
9. the children / to play a game - 
10. Laura / to walk the dog - 

 negative sentences

Transform the sentences below into negative sentences.

1. I am watching TV. -
2. I am talking. - 
3. They are drawing. - 
4. He is opening the window. - 
5. Angela is cleaning the bathroom. - 
6. We are helping in the garden. - 
7. You are singing. - 
8. It is raining. - 
9. She is joking. - 
10. I am tidying up my room. - 

Exercise on questions 

Write questions with the words below.

1. Peter / to go / to the cinema -
2. they / to play / a game - 
3. she / to listen /to the radio - 
4. I / to dream - 
5. they / to pack / their bags - 
6. you / to do / the washing-up - 
7. we / to talk / too fast - 
8. they / to clean / the windows - 
9. she / to watch / the news - 
10. you / to pull / my leg - 

Test your knowledge on Simple Present and Present Progressive. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test.

Form

Write the verbs in Present Progressive.

1. speak - I
2. jump - you
3. bake - she
4. play - they
5. run - we

Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.

1. be - it
2. have - he
3. eat - she
4. can - he
5. wash - she

Use

When to use which tense?

1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
2. For actions happening now, we use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.
5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use Simple PresentPresent Progressive.

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Look! They (leave) the house.
2. Brian (cycle) 30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do) her homework at the moment.
4. My parents (shop) right now.
5. He usually (get up) early in the morning.

Negative sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. You (see / not) her every day.
2. The baby (sleep / not) at the moment.
3. I (read / not) a book now.
4. We (go / not) to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not) the news every day.

questionn

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes?
2. (they / play) computer games every day?
3. (she / eat) dinner at the moment?
4. What (they / do) right now?
5. (she / visit) her grandma very often?

test yourself present simple or present progressive

1. Look! Jenny (go) ____________________________ to school.
2. On her back, Jenny (carry) _______________________________ her school bag.
3. The school bag (be) ________________________________ very heavy
4. Normally, Jenny (wear) __________________ black shoes, but today she (wear) ________________ red wellies.
5. And look, she (wear) ____________________ a raincoat because it (rain) ______________ outside.
6. Jenny (not / want) _______________ to get wet

TAKEN FROM

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/tests?test1



READING SKILL

Nasreddin's Visitors

One day a visitor came to Nasreddin's house. "I am your cousin from Konya," he said, "and I have brought you a duck to celebrate the visit." Nasreddin was delighted. He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the visitor a fine dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. "I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck," he said. Nasreddin invited him in and gave him a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived, and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal. However, he was getting annoyed. Visitors seemed to be using his house as a restaurant.


Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck. Nasreddin invited him to eat dinner with him. His wife brought some soup to the table and the visitor tasted it. "What kind of soup is this?" asked the visitor. "It tastes just like warm water." "Ah!" said Nasreddin, "That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck."

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1	How many visitors came to see Nasreddin?
			2
			3
			4
2	How many of the visitors brought a duck?
			1
			2
			3
3	Did Nasreddin know the first visitor?
			Yes
			No
4	Why did Nasreddin get angry?
			He did not like eating duck.
			His cousin didn't bring him a duck.
			The first visitor brought a duck, but the others didn't bring anything.
5	How did Nasreddin solve the problem?
			He served soup which tasted of nothing, so that no more visitors would want to come to his house.
			He served excellent soup, so that everyone would want to eat at his house.
			He opened a restaurant.

TAKEN FROM
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/visitor1.htm

SECOND READING COMPREHENSION

Nasreddin the Ferry Man

Nasreddin once had an old boat, which he used to ferry people across the river. One day, he was taking a university professor to the other side.

"What is the square root of 9?" asked the professor.

"I don't know," answered Nasreddin.

"How do you spell elephant?" asked the professor.

"I have no idea," replied Nasreddin.

"Didn't you study anything at school?" demanded the professor, surprised.

"No," said Nasreddin.

"Then you wasted half your life," said the professor.

Nasreddin was silent for a little while. Then he said:

"Can you swim?"

"No," said the professor.

"Then you wasted ALL of your life," said Nasreddin. "We are sinking."

1	What was Nasreddin's job?
			university professor
			ferry man
			judge
2	What kind of question did the professor ask him first?
			a language question
			a history question
			a math question
3	What kind of question did he ask second?
			a language question
			a history question
			a math question
4	Why didn't Nasreddin know any of the answers?
			He was a history professor.
			He never studied at school.
			He couldn't swim.
5	Which man was probably able to swim?
			Nasreddin
			the professor
6	Who had the most useful knowledge?
			Nasreddin
			the professor

  

LISTENING SKILL

CLICK  
 http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_survey.htm
 
English Listening Quizzes: A Survey - 1 You will hear a man asking a woman questions for a survey. Write down the answers to the questions he asks. You will hear the listening twice. After you have finished, click on the arrow to see if you have answered the questions correctly.

1. How long will the survey take?
   --A few minutes
2. Does she have a TV?
   --Yes
3. What is her name?
   --Anne Wylder
4. What's her address?
   --40 Paine Road, Liverpool
5. What's her telephone number?
   --051 22 063
6. Where is she from?
   --America
7. Where was she born?
   --New York
8. Where does she live now?
   --Liverpool
9. When was she born?
   --September 9, 1949
10. Is she married?
    --No, she is single
11. What does she do?
    --She is a doctor
12. Where does she work?